Man that's a huge difference!
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Man that's a huge difference!
I have 1/4” of space between the strut tower and this. I may have to cut into the wastegate bracket if it hits. I bought a stick welder and welded for the 1st time to put a reducer and 2.5” v-band on the exhaust pipe. I need a lot more practice. It doesn’t look great but it will work. I may fix it in the spring.Quote:
Originally Posted by draggin50
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Put some exhaust heat wrap on there and it’ll look great.
I think I may do this. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by JIMS SVT
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Some off Brand bov I found on Amazon. Came with different spring kit. Cost more for the 1” silicon return hose than the bov,lol.
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JB welded a 1” fitting to the intake pipe for bov return after the MAF to keep it from having unmetered air.
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I’ll start it tomorrow, about done I think it was a pretty straight forward swap. I needed to get rid of the coolant hoses to the turbo since this doesn’t have any. I hope it works well.
First drive today. The car went to 8psi which is where the wastegate was set at. The cheep turbo actually works,lol.
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First time to the track with the new turbo.
That is very impressive for the little car!
Got a quite a bit left in it! Nice meeting you.
It was good meeting you also and great mph btw at the track. Your car is super clean! I’m trying to decide to pull the motor and put H beams rods in it. The cam is good to 7000 rpm which is where I have my fuel cut off set at. The Transmission shifts around 5500 which is what I let it do. Probably could drop the 60’ and shift it manually.
I’m curious if I put bigger valves in the head if it would help?
So I’ve been deciding on if I start putting together a V8 swap for it but I sourced some parts for the head in Europe so I think I’m going to push the car a bit further. Pretty fun making a slow car fast. Nothing flows well in this engine.
So my 7th transmission is getting weak and I’m trying to decide putting a th350/th400 or 700r4 behind the current motor is worth it. I think after trying weigh the pros and cons I’ve decided to start gathering ls 6.0 and 4l80 parts for the car. First will be motor mounts and transmission mounts. I’m not huge hurry but this will be next step for the brick. I can worry cams, turbos and 8.8 rear in the future.
That's making a huge jump! As mush as I dislike the LS swaps, they sure run!
Second gear is slipping really bad on the AW72L transmission now. I have a LQ9 6.0 picked out and have a deposit on it. I should have 4L80E here tomorrow. It’s been a great many years with the Redblock motor but moving on now. I have a Holley Terminator EFI picked out. Looks really straightforward and easy setup. Contacted Holley yesterday and you can home tune easily and you can setup for 21 of boost if you desire before you need a custom tune. Just looking at a stock setup first and maybe a cam or low boost later down the road.
Well that will make a huge difference!
Car is really cool! Cant wait to see how it turns out now!
I don't know who you spoke with, but that's not entirely accurate. I've sold and installed quite a few of these holley units and it is the best out there as far as aftermarket efi systems go. With that being said, what you were told is not entirely true. You will need to get into the tables and make changes to work with your combo, as there is no one size fits all tune. I help with base tunes with every unit I sell. I also offer install help with any tech questions you may have. I give sbz discounts as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by PKFIRE
I’ll keep you in mind then. I was chatting with someone at Holley. Maybe they were selling the idea of it me. Do you sell the 550-926 model?
So the transmission fell out of the truck this morning that was delivering it. It was a good deal also. I guess I will need to keep my eye out for another 4l80e.
I am a Holley dealer so I sell all their products including MSD, Mr. Gasket, Accell, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by PKFIRE
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So I’m on my way with cleaning up the engine. I installed BTR Stage 2 Cam and probably be 100+ horsepower just by running this car NA verses the Redblock setup. I bought an oil pan that already has ports for turbo return line if I ever decide to go that route. I can still drive the car so right now I’m just part collecting.
That cam (witha dual spring set-up) works REALLY well with Boost.
Thanks, good to know! I’ll probably put Gt45 on it someday with 5-7 psi. I found a local guy who can put together a 8.8 for it. Right now I’ll be using the stock Dana 30 in it and hoping it doesn’t break for awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximus
Gong V8? no 7.3L setup? Guess if you can put a GM engine in it,I won't feel so bad if I end up picking up a 13 or 14 ZL1. Still looking for a GT500 or even a ZL1 to trade this 17 GT in on. I may have put 2500 miles on it this year. It only has 12,000 miles on it. I just have never liked the car. I may as well be driving a BMW or a Benz is how I feel when I get in it.
Def going to be a sleeper.........until someone hears the exhaust and turbo spin up. Look forward to seeing it.
Yup going V8, decided to go this route instead of adapting a transmission behind the 4 cylinder. I just know that this engine fits without too much hammering. Chad sounds like you like the previous generation Mustang more than your current one. I test drove a new 17 GT a few years ago and it was deceptively quick. I thought it felt like a more buttoned down Mustang than mine.
You would be very correct Joe. I prefer a more unbridled driving experience when I sit down in a Mustang. 13/14 is the happy spot between the 05-09 S197 and the S550. Just as some guys have never come to like the OHC engines and stick with push rod setups, I prefer the 05-09 and 13/14 S197's to any other out there since the Fox body went out of production in 93...SVT 03/04 Cobra is the exception.
Look forward to seeing it run next season. Should be a real head turner.
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Teaching myself how to stick weld. I got it seal up well on this Stainless test piece. Going make crossover pipe towards the front of the car and leave space hopefully for T4 turbo.
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The motor is assembled now. Measured the pushrods and bought a new set. Never had to do that before.
Went ahead and sealed up the egr hole.
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Very nice! The old Volvo gonna be pretty quick!
I tried to stick weld once....................once. (Johnny Dangerously reference). Looks really good. I want to be there when you roll into E20 with it next season to see the facial expressions. That Cobra looks in dire need of some drive time. :rolleyes:
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Made little bit more progress.
Added 50LB injectors, cleaned up the motor a bit and ordered turbo for it. Just trying to decide now when to pull the B230 out.
nice! What are your plans for the 2003 SVT? Haven't heard you mention it since the VMP swap.
Thanks! I’m planning on getting slicks for it. I ran it late last year and I think there is some room for improvement with its current setup. I’ve been throwing the idea of getting a fox body and throwing the Volvo motor in it and replacing the rods with some H-beams.Quote:
Originally Posted by redfirepearlgt
Hook up with Brian. Sounds like he is hoarding fox bodys up his way. LOL!
I don't have anything nice right now. Just the start of a junkyard!
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Brian what are your plan for all these cars?
These are mostly parts. I have a black 01 V6 car that will be sold complete.
The rest are either no title (salvage) or rusted way beyond fixing.
Dag Mustangs stacked up like cord wood. LOL!
New coils, Plugs and wires.
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Eventually add some boost to it.
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The old starter was covered in rust. Cleaned it up and painted it. Kinda of rewarding to make it look better.
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Cleaning up the transmission.
Your not messing around!!